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AutomationDirect will close at 3:00 PM ET on Wednesday, Nov 21st. We will also be closed on Thursday & Friday, Nov 22nd & 23rd, for Thanksgiving.The shipping cutoff for same-day FedEx shipments on Wednesday, Nov 21st is 3:00PM ET. Freight shipments as well as customer pickups deadline is 1:00PM ET. There will be NO UPS shipping available on Wednesday. Orders placed after the same-day shipping cutoff times will ship on Monday, November 26th.

Technical Info for Converters

Communication networks vary greatly from site to site and often change as technology advances. Converters and gateways provide a bridge between different protocols and standards that exist in the industrial automation field. Serial converters allow for reliable exchanges between RS-232, RS-422, USB, and RS-485 connected devices.